lay reader
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lay reader (plural lay readers)
- (religion) A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 80:
- The Sabbath with us was literally a day of rest. The doctor, who was a licensed lay reader, read the service, and we managed to form a choir, composed of my sister and those of the staff who cared to join it.
Usage notes[edit]
This term is used by Episcopal Churches whilst the Anglican Church uses just "Reader".
See also[edit]
- Lay preacher
- Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church (USA).
- Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia.